People often complain about their life circumstances and how if only they weren't working class, their parents were born in the western world, they grew up in a better area etc. In some ways they envy the opportunities that more 'privileged' people have had in life. They may think it's not fair that others have … Continue reading To envy and to aspire
A writers influences
Whatever is going on in my life will be woven through the words I write. At times, I'm like a floatie being pulled and swayed in all kinds of directions. But I'm easily influenced and inspired. From the ages of 16-18 I studied textiles, discovered Seth Godin and read a few books by Dickens. That … Continue reading A writers influences
What I think of my old blog posts
The words I shared in January weren't perfect. In fact they're on the opposite end of the scale and I winced last week reading through them. My writing style was not where I thought it was. It's wasn't witty, clear, concise and well written like I had hoped. It was scattered with errors and I'd … Continue reading What I think of my old blog posts
What exactly is life changing?
Life changing can be as simple as staying in bed for an extra 20 minutes or getting up on the first alarm. When you think of life changing, what comes to mind? We often get caught up in thinking for something to be life changing it has to be grand and spectacular. Travelling for 3 … Continue reading What exactly is life changing?
1000 and something days ago
Can you remember where you were at in life 3 years ago? Did you have a job? Where did you work? Were you happy? How were you spending your free time? Where did you live? What were you reading? What were your life goals? Who were your friends? Who were you dating? A lot can … Continue reading 1000 and something days ago
Is it so wrong to be influenced?
People make careers out of their ability to influence others. There's whole branches of psychology and sections of NLP about how to influence and sway people in whatever direction you desire. In fact people have the ability to make us feel as though we desire the very thing they have to offer and we believe … Continue reading Is it so wrong to be influenced?
The storm before the calm
Often in life there are things we go through in order to reap the rewards later on. To study for a degree because you've been convinced that having one will make things easier in the future. To stay in a relationship that isn't great but you hope that it'll all be for the best once … Continue reading The storm before the calm
Regrets of an aspiring linchpin
Can you guess what book I've been reading? Over a year ago (on my other blog, wordsbygemm) I wrote a post about my job. Looking back, knowing what I now know I kind of regret my words. Here's what I wrote: Maybe, it’s strange that I sort of like being a cog in a machine, … Continue reading Regrets of an aspiring linchpin
The optimists way
I recently got some news and my immediate reaction was to conclusions of the worst case scenario. It's funny that we do that so often yet we rarely have the full picture or even half the picture. Why is it that we give in to the inner pessimist and think the worst but never take … Continue reading The optimists way
Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
I'm grateful for so many things in my life. One thing in particular is my right hand because I use it to write and writing is something that I attribute to so much of who I am as a person, like that's how deep it goes. I usually do a morning gratitude when I'm still … Continue reading Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
The Daily Gemm 